According to a 2004 study, 17% (1 in 6) of Georgians works in an agriculture-related occupation,
Georgia´s agricultural industry plays a major role in the state's economy, contributing billions of dollars annually.
Agriculture has played a significant role in Georgia's economy for more than two and a half centuries, beginning Pumpkin Farm with the settlement by English colonists, led by GeneralJames E. Oglethorpe, in Savannah in 1733
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